Padma Lakshmi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-09-01 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]

Padma Lakshmi

Biography

Padma Parvati Lakshmi (born September 1, 1970) also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an Indian American cookbook author, actress, and model. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two in 2006. In 2010, Top Chef was nominated for an Emmy Award and won for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. 

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

    Star Trek: Enterprise

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Top Chef

    Top Chef

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Glitter

    Glitter

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Snacked

    Snacked

  • Boom

    Boom

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Today

    Today

  • Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

    Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • Selena + Chef

    Selena + Chef

  • Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

    Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Domenica In

    Domenica In

  • Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

    Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Unzipped

    Unzipped

  • Sharpe's Challenge

    Sharpe's Challenge

  • Girl Most Likely

    Girl Most Likely

  • Pirates: Blood Brothers

    Pirates: Blood Brothers

  • Her Name Is Chef

    Her Name Is Chef

  • The Mistress of Spices

    The Mistress of Spices

  • Third Rail with OZY

    Third Rail with OZY

  • Planet Food: Spice Trails

    Planet Food: Spice Trails